Slimothy C. Beache is the full name of Gustafer Yellowgold’s pet and sidekick. Slim is a freshwater electric eel who has been relatively house-trained. He still has moments where he forgets he’s not supposed to use his electricity indoors. He came from Leech Lake, where Gustafer landed years ago. The legend is that on that fateful day, Gustafer’s Sunpod hit a hungry saw-toothed buck trout on the head, inadvertently saving Slim from being the fish’s supper.
Slim is loving and affectionate, and when Gustafer is away for the night, Slim will sleep on the couch with a little stuffed Gustafer. When Slim squeaks out the name of the little doll, his eel voice sounds like he’s saying, “acker”.
Slim much prefers his domesticated existence to his old watery neighborhood where growing up he was often bullied by the Jumbo Shrimp. They are also the reason why Slim gets spooked and refuses to play the Shrimpin’ – Prawn Dangerland board game when Gustafer gets it out.
